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Ceres report: How board directors can elevate sustainability more effectively at companies

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Broadening board compositions, reduced focus on quarterly returns and stronger sustainability/compensation linkages are just a few of the ways that board directors can elevate sustainability concerns more effectively at the companies they serve on. So concludes a new Ceres report highlighting the generally weak performance of U.S. corporate boards in prioritizing environmental and social issues […] ... lees meer

Shell stops Alaska exploration

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Shell today provides an update on the Burger J exploration well, located in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. The Burger J well is approximately 150 miles from Barrow, Alaska, in about 150 feet of water. Shell safely drilled the well to a total depth of 6800 feet this summer in a basin that demonstrates many of the […] ... lees meer

DSM joins RE100 and commit to 100% renewables

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Life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM is the latest European business to join RE100 and make a public commitment to sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources of energy. RE100 is an ambitious global initiative to engage, support and showcase companies committed to 100% renewable power, led by The Climate Group in partnership […] ... lees meer

Paul Polman to Receive United Nations Champion of the Earth Award

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Paul Polman has been announced as one of the winners of the UN’s highest environmental accolade for leading the private sector toward sustainability, both in his role as Unilever CEO and as a tireless advocate for more sustainable business models. Mr. Polman, who receives the award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category, is being recognized for […] ... lees meer

Randstad included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2015

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Randstad Holding nv is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review. Launched in 1999, the DJSI World is the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. Randstad is the only HR services […] ... lees meer

Wolters Kluwer Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

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Wolters Kluwer was named to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World and DJSI Europe). This is the ninth consecutive year the company has been included in these globally-respected sustainable investment indices and an endorsement of the company’s commitment to corporate responsibility.  S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM​ today announced the results of their […] ... lees meer

PRé At LCM Conference To Launch New Web-Based Software

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PRé Sustainability has launched SimaPro Share & Collect, a web-based platform developed to facilitate fact-based sustainable decision making. The partners and customers often share the need to make colleagues in other departments understand the value of LCA results. It is a waste of time and resources when LCA reports end up unread at the bottom of […] ... lees meer

20 major exporting countries violate international law obligations

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20 of the 41 OECD anti-bribery convention countries have failed to investigate or prosecute any foreign bribery case during the last four years, violating their obligation to combat cross-border bribery. However, there is some good news as four countries have improved their enforcement efforts and only one country slid back, says anti-corruption group Transparency International […] ... lees meer

The Circulars 2016 is now open for entries!

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The Circulars 2016, the world’s premier circular economy award program, is now open for entries. You have the chance to be honored at an awards ceremony at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2016 and showcase your circular economy work before a high profile audience. If you are a leader, corporation, entrepreneur, […] ... lees meer